Harold Varner III
| Harold Varner III | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 15, 1990 Akron, Ohio |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | East Carolina University |
| Turned professional | 2012 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Web.com Tour |
| Highest ranking | 35 (June 12, 2022)[1] (as of September 22, 2024) |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2013 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Harold Varner III is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Despite his smaller stature, Varner is one of the longest drivers of the golf ball on tour. Varner is one of just a handful of African-American professional golfers.
Amateur career
Varner was born in Akron, Ohio. He played his collegiate golf at East Carolina University and was the first player in school history to be named Conference USA player of the year.[2] He also competed in the 2010 U.S. Amateur at Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington.
Professional career
Varner turned professional in 2012, missing the cut at the Chiquita Classic. Prior to playing on the Web.com Tour, he played on the eGolf Tour and Florida Tour. He qualified for the 2013 U.S. Open, but missed the cut.
Varner started playing on the Web.com Tour in 2014, making 13 cuts in 21 tournaments with two top-10 finishes. His best finish was T-2 at the Rex Hospital Open. He finished 30th on the money list in his first full season. He also played in two PGA Tour events, the Northern Trust Open (T70) and Wells Fargo Championship (missed cut).
In 2015, he had a fairly consistent season that includes five top-25 finishes and a runner-up finish at the Panama Claro Championship. He finished 25th on the Web.com Tour regular season money list, the last guaranteed spot, to earn a PGA Tour card for the 2015–16 season. Varner is the first African American golfer to advance to the PGA Tour via the Web.com Tour.
See also
References
- ^ "Week 24 2022 Ending 12 Jun 2022" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ^ "Harold Varner Bio". ECU Pirates. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
External links
- Harold Varner III at the PGA Tour official site
- Harold Varner III at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
 | This biographical article relating to American golf is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |